The idea itself is pretty simple, introduce a new resource into the game. Coal.
Why? First of all it has always seemd a bit strange to me that we have all these industrial complexes around that just run on thin air. The industrial complex is also a building that can be upgraded onto level 5 and have it give a huge benefit without it really costing that many resources. Giving the industrial complex a coal upkeep that increases with levels would be a lot more challenging. So what is the point here? It should be more challenging to produce your units very fast.
Introducing a resource like coal could mean that it is more benificiary to produce a lot of units in 1 place (like the core) while other bigger countries might want to produce more units all over the place. But this will cost them. So the upkeep for the industrial complex should not be all that steep. The initial upkeep would be somewhat bigger than the additional cost. So upgrading IC would be more convenient than having a lot of level 1 industrial complexes. The point is that it should benefit smaller countries more than bigger ones. Then again, bigger countries will likely have enough coal anyway.
Railway station suggestion
Also, a previous suggestion that I made about introducing a railway station that allows units to be put into trains for faster traveling will be linked to introducing coal. Using the railways stations should also cost coal. They should have an upkeep of coal that is.
So yeah that. Coal was a very important resource in the second world war. Could make the game even more interesting according to me.
What does the community think?
Why? First of all it has always seemd a bit strange to me that we have all these industrial complexes around that just run on thin air. The industrial complex is also a building that can be upgraded onto level 5 and have it give a huge benefit without it really costing that many resources. Giving the industrial complex a coal upkeep that increases with levels would be a lot more challenging. So what is the point here? It should be more challenging to produce your units very fast.
Introducing a resource like coal could mean that it is more benificiary to produce a lot of units in 1 place (like the core) while other bigger countries might want to produce more units all over the place. But this will cost them. So the upkeep for the industrial complex should not be all that steep. The initial upkeep would be somewhat bigger than the additional cost. So upgrading IC would be more convenient than having a lot of level 1 industrial complexes. The point is that it should benefit smaller countries more than bigger ones. Then again, bigger countries will likely have enough coal anyway.
Railway station suggestion
Also, a previous suggestion that I made about introducing a railway station that allows units to be put into trains for faster traveling will be linked to introducing coal. Using the railways stations should also cost coal. They should have an upkeep of coal that is.
So yeah that. Coal was a very important resource in the second world war. Could make the game even more interesting according to me.
What does the community think?